Quantum thermodynamics and quantum coherence engines

2020/09/09 by Aslı Tuncer, Özgür E. Müstecaplioğlu, MÜSTECAPLIOĞLU, ÖZGÜR ESAT · 1 citation
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) #Computer science #Open quantum system #Physics #Quantum #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum computer #Quantum entanglement #Quantum information #Quantum information science #Quantum mechanics #Quantum technology #Quantum thermodynamics #Statistical physics #Theoretical physics #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.3906/fiz-2009-12

38 pages, 22 figures

arxiv created 2020/09/09 · openalex publication_date 2020/10/21 · arxiv updated 2020/11/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

The advantages of quantum effects in several technologies, such as computation and communication, have already been well appreciated. Some devices,such as quantum computers and communication links,exhibiting superiority to their classical counterparts,have been demonstrated. The close relationship between information and energy motivates us to explore if similar quantum benefits can be found in energy technologies. Investigation of performance limits for a broader class of information-energy machines is the subject of the rapidly emerging field of quantum thermodynamics. Extension of classical thermodynamical laws to the quantum realm is far from trivial. This short review presents some of the recent efforts in this fundamental direction. It focuses on quantum heat engines and their efficiency bounds when harnessing energy from nonthermal resources, specifically those containing quantum coherence and correlations.

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